This cheetah had just killed an adult Thomson's gazelle, and after eating part of the haunch she dragged the carcass into the taller grass where she would be less easily seen by competitors such as hyaenas.

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Acinonyx jubatus. Cheetah.
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First online 26 September 2008

Content changed 26 September 2008

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Tree of Life Web Project.
2008. Acinonyx jubatus. Cheetah.
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